News: Albums of the Month (January – March 2026)
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A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation. We try and pick out a cross-section of albums that reflect the range of genres reviewed at the website. The star rating will be at least ****
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD – Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues
It’s a well crafted, emotively sung and self produced masterpiece from a young blues artist who explores deeply felt, socially relevant blues songs on 10 tracks that push his tour band to the peak of their abilities.
The album strikes the perfect balance between rock, blues, funk, gospel and a hint of psychedelia on deft arrangements and inspired playing which merits the colourful album title. *****
Review by Pete Feenstra
It’s an extremely diverse album with the odd moment which will not be to everyone’s taste, but also a very strong one, justifying Danny Vaughn’s faith in the revamped line up and leaving them strongly placed to kick on with their recent revival. **** 1/2
Review by Andy Nathan
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Future Soul
Whilst the year is in its infancy, it would be hard to imagine many albums coming close to the sheer class and power of this release and with it, the Tedeschi Trucks Band have cemented their reputation and standing as one of the few bands worthy enough to follow in the footsteps of stadium fillers like the Eagles and aforementioned Fleetwood Mac.
Magnificent. *****
Review by Paul Monkhouse
the band give it all they’ve got, offering equal parts excitement, heft and lyrical content. ****1/2
Review by Brian McGowan
…this is a quite wonderful, uplifting, instrumental album.
Lovers of beautifully played acoustic guitar unite. *****
Review by David Randall
Woodcut is, quite simply, a perfect, magnificent, triumphant, masterpiece. The band, as a whole, have produced something extraordinarily special here and I tip my hat to them. Bravo, Big Big Train, bravo! *****
Review by Neil Pudney
Albums of the Month (main index)
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK
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UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). First broadcast on 24 March 2026
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Power Plays w/c 30 March 2026
EVA UNDER FIRE Villainous (Better Noise Music)
HOKKA Blackbird (Nuclear Blast Records)
CELLDWELLER Elaleth (FiXT)
DAEDRIC Iridescent Wings (FiXT)
ARKADO Phoenix And Stardust (Pride & Joy Music)
THE DAVIDSON TRIO Disillusion (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC Catacombs (Long Branch Records)
Featured Albums w/c 16 March 2026
09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Singer Songwriter)
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